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Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... glance it's hard to draw much distinction." On average, the investment options have "noticeably lower exposure to the materials, energy and financials sectors. Offsetting this, ESG investment options on average have higher exposure to the communications ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... fast they have been able to increase their mining production, but at what cost," said Nicolaj Sebrell, head of energy, materials, and utilities, ISS ESG. "Indonesia has seen problems that we have seen in other countries with mining, such as tailings ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... living wage at a minimum of one factory each, 30 years for all companies to achieve traceability of more than 75% of raw materials and fibre producers, and 17 years before all companies make grievance mechanisms available to workers at a minimum of one ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and head of impact at Pollination. "These policy settings will leverage Australia's potential in clean industries and materials, helping to mobilise capital to reduce emissions, and will lay the foundations for Australia's ongoing economic success."

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... the breadth of stocks altogether," Walsh said. "If you had 300 stock universe with a breadth within energy, utilities, materials you'd be able to make those substitutions, we suspect." Realindex already uses a carbon intensity reduction strategy with ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... installed across Australia since 2001, with 600,000 of these in Victoria. Analysis from Rystad Energy found that recyclable materials from PV panels globally will be worth over $2.7 billion in 2030, up from $170 million in 2022. The value of these materials ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... women as of February 2023 included: Core Lithium Limited, Sayonara Mining Limited, Capricorn Metals Limited, 5E Advanced Materials, Argosy Minerals Limited, Incannex Healthcare Limited. "The challenge is now for boards to refocus their attention so we ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to be tradeoffs and near-term pullbacks." Those tradeoffs and return considerations are very apparent in the energy, materials and utilities sector (EMUs), Moret said. "Decarbonising an economy where a significant chunk of the equity market is so highly ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... of risk for modern slavery - foreign or temporary or unskilled labour by external contractors, overseas sourcing of materials and equipment, and overseas software services support or telecommunications providers. In 2022, 74 high-risk suppliers were ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... just 2.9% in 2023, companies that have greater pricing power can be better bets. "There are a set of sectors - food, materials, transportation - where regulation is tilting towards companies and markets with more resource efficiency. That's the backdrop ...